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An exhibition celebrating the decade that was the 80s.
Some historical highlights (for those of us who remember that decade) - The Cold War ended, Charles married Diana, the compact disc was born, Disco was out, Punk and New Wave were in, and hair was high. The Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 home computer connected us to the technological age and Pac Man, Donkey Kong and Galaga videogames were released. MTV heralded the birth of serious music videos and Bob Geldof asked us to help ‘Feed the World’ through Band Aid and then Live Aid. Gordon Gecko told us “Greed was good” then the world was rocked by AIDS.
Artistic movements included Post Modernism, Neo-Expressionism, Neo-Geo and Neo-Pop. It was also the decade that saw an increase in the popularity of printmaking and the rise in the number of art schools and enrolments. Art embraced ‘the now’ and popular culture and highlighted political and social issues of the time.
Drawn from the collection, The 80s will transport you ‘Back to the Future’ with the decade that never really went away.
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